Author's note : You must know that there won't be a lot of action in this fic. It's more thinking and less killing, see what I mean ? Anyway, I just wanted to warn you before you got too far in your reading. For those who want to continue, well, let's get going !

Chapter one : Kagome's painful memories, part 1

Kagome's POV

Kagome entered the hospital room with a small bouquet of flowers in her hands. She went to the bedside table, removed the old flowers from their vase and put the new ones in. She threw the others in the trash and sat on a chair beside the bed. The room was dark except for a little lamp that only emited a dim light. But Kagome could still see him perfectly...

Inu-Yasha. Her boyfriend. Her lover. The sun of her life. He was lying on the bed, many tubes connected to him by little needles stuck in his arms, a mask on his face to provide him oxygen. Machines and glowing screens were placed around the bed, checking Inu-Yasha's tension, his pulse, his heartbeats, and tons of other things she didn't know about. Taking a good look at him, Kagome thought : "He looks so fragile like that..." Inu-Yasha was thinner and paler, his long silver hair scattered on his pillow, his little doggy ears flattened on the top of his head.

Inu-Yasha was a hanyou. A half-demon. His father was demon and his mother was human. But they were both dead now. It had happened a long time ago, when he was still a pup. He had an older brother, though. Sesshomaru was reputed to be a cold-hearted and merciless person, but it wasn't true. Well, not really... He was a bit cold and stiff, but Kagome was one of the very rare persons that had been allowed to see his true self. In fact, Sesshomaru was much more caring that it seemed. It's just that he wasn't showing it. And Kagome thought she knew why : because of his one and only soft spot... Inu-Yasha.

Sesshomaru and Inu-Yasha were in fact half-brothers. Sesshomaru's mother had been M. Takahashi's first wife, and she had abandoned them when Sesshomaru was 4 years old. Later, his father had married Inu-Yasha's mother, and then the little hanyou had made his appearance. Sesshomaru had always been very protective of his younger brother, and they had a wonderful relationship. But then their parents had died, and the older brother was forced to grow up a lot faster than normal kids. He had taken care of Inu-Yasha, and when he had reached his majority, had become his legal tutor. They were very close. Sure they were always bickering and arguing, but Kagome knew better. And the reason why Sesshomaru was so serious was because he had to be strong for the both of them. Being the elder, he had thought that it was his responsability.

But since Inu-Yasha was here, Sesshomaru had become even more withdrawn, barely talking to anyone. He was doing his job, going home, eating, sleeping, and then all over again... He had locked himself up in his routine, trying to act normal, trying to forget... that his little brother was in a coma.

Kagome looked at Inu-Yasha again. Ten months. Ten months that he had been like this, sleeping, dead to the rest of the world... Ten months in a coma. Ten months since that horrible accident...

She closed her eyes, shivering. Even now, she remembered that day, as clearly as if it had happened yesterday. She was still making nightmares about it... The car... Inu-Yasha covered in blood... the ambulance... Slowly, her mind drifted back to the memory of that day... The day when she had lost the sun of her life...

o0 Flashback 0o

- Miroku ! HENTAI !

SLAP ! Miroku rubbed his red cheek, saying with a remorseful tone :

- Sorry, Sango, I just wanted to help you on your seat, since you're the one holding both of our ice-creams.

- I can perfectly sit by myself without your wandering hand on my butt, thank you !

Sango then turned back to Kagome and said happily :

- OK, Kag, you can give me back our ice-cream cones, now.

The girl nodded with an amused smile and did as told.

Her, Sango, Miroku and Inu-Yasha were in a small pub that was serving ice-creams, and since it was awfully hot outside, they had decided to come and make themselves a treat. They sat around a table, Miroku still rubbing his cheek while Sango was giving him his cone with an evil smile. Inu-Yasha grinned and said :

- Miroku, I can't believe you're still trying that ! Don't you get tired of being slapped, lecher ?

Miroku gave an exaggerated sigh and retorted :

- Ah, my dear friend, know that it's worth the pain !

Sango snorted and Kagome giggled. In fact, Sango and Miroku were going out together. They were really something to be around, but they were very nice and made wonderful friends. And then, there was Inu-Yasha, of course...

They were together too, now. It would make one month in three days. Kagome had been the happiest girl alive when the hanyou had finally asked her to be his girlfriend. She had a huge crush on him since primary school, but when he had started to go out with that Kikyo girl, she had thought all her chances gone... But their relation hadn't even lasted a week. And the week after that, Inu-Yasha had come to see her, telling her that he had always wanted to go out with her but that he wasn't sure if she wanted too, and he hadn't had the courage to ask her. Kikyo had wanted to be his girlfriend and he had said yes only because she looked like Kagome. But then he had realized how stupid it was and he had broke up with Kikyo.

He had looked at Kagome with his oh-so-cute puppy pout and she had smiled at him and said that she would be very happy to be with him. And so they had, quickly falling in love with each other. Now they were inseparable. Their best friends Miroku and Sango had been very happy for them, saying that they knew all along that «you two would end up together !». Miroku and Inu-Yasha were friends since nursery school, and Kagome and Sango had met when they had entered high-school. The four companions were very close now and would share almost everything together, even the stubborn and arrogant Inu-Yasha.

Inu-Yasha had always been like that, with his proud attitude and his undisciplined behaviour. But Kagome, Miroku and Sango knew that he wasn't really that rough. Deep down, Inu-Yasha was a very generous person, brave and loyal, always there for his friends if they needed him. He had proved it more than enough times.

- So, what movie are we gonna see again ? asked Sango.

- I think it's "Freaky Friday", answered Kagome.

Miroku looked at his watch and asked Inu-Yasha :

- When your brother is he gonna be here ?

- Well... right now ! Inu-Yasha said while looking at the window.

They all turned their gazes in the same direction to see Sesshomaru's car parked at the other side of the road, just before a baker's shop. There was no parking space before the little pub they were in, so he had to wait for them there. His shiny black BMW was making a big impression compared to the other simple cars beside it.

- We better go now if we don't want him to come and get us himself, mumbled Inu-Yasha.

They all agreed. Sesshomaru wasn't someone who liked to wait, and he was really scary when he was in a hurry and that you were slowing him down. He was the vice-president of a huge security firm, and totally loaded, which was also making Inu-Yasha a very rich teenager. Sesshomaru had been working hard to obtain what he had, wanting to give himself and his little brother a life as easy as possible. In short, he was a very busy person. But he was rarely saying no when Inu-Yasha would ask him something, even if he was complaining about it for a good ten minutes ! For form's sake, you see...

So, he had accepted to drive them to the theater on his lunch break, but they had to make it quickly. Like he had said : «I'll be waisting half of my lunch break for you, so you better hurry up if you want me to ever make you a favor again.» They had obediently nodded, except for Inu-Yasha who had retorted : «As your wish, Mr. Vice-President. We wouldn't want to prevent you from doing your oh-so-interesting job, Mr. Vice-President !» And they had started bickering again, as usual. But Sesshomaru hadn't changed his mind.

They exited the little pub, throwing their unfinished cones in a garbage can. They crossed the road and walked toward Sesshomaru, who was leaning against his car with an annoyed expression on his face. When they were close enough, he growled :

- Hurry up, kids, I don't have all day !

- Calm down, bro ! Inu-Yasha said.

- No thanks, Sesshomaru retorted. Now get in the car !

Inu-Yasha shook his head and let out an exasperated sigh. But just when they were about to get in the car, the hanyou exclaimed :

- Damn ! Where's my wallet ?

Sesshomaru growled again.

- Who cares ? I'll give you some extra money. Now just get in...

- No wait ! Inu-Yasha interrupted. I see it ! It's over there !

He pointed a little black spot in the middle of the road.

- I must've dropped it when I crossed ! Just wait a minute, I'll go get it !

He walked to the edge of the road, looking to his left and then to his right to see if there was any cars coming. When he saw that it was safe, he crossed and stopped halfway before his wallet. He bent down to take it...

That's when Kagome saw it. The car. Not a common car, but a flashing red sportscar, going at probably five times over the speed limit. Right toward Inu-Yasha...

- Inu-Yasha ! she shrieked, her heart stopping.

She heard Sango and Miroku yell the same thing behind her. Inu-Yasha quickly raised his head, looking around him. But it was too late... The car tried to brake, making a loud grating sound... but it was going too fast...

And under their horrified gazes, it made collision...

o0 End flashback 0o

Kagome came back to the present, her whole body shivering with fear. She realized she had been crying. She wiped her tears away with her sleeve, looking at the inconscious hanyou in the hospital bed. Dr Kaede had told them that if Inu-Yasha had been human, he would be dead.

She approached him and took his hand. He didn't notice of course... During the first weeks after his accident, Kagome had been totally devastated, locking herself in her room and crying all day and night, calling Inu-Yasha's name. It had become clear that she needed a therapy. Her mother had taken her to one, and if at the beginning Kagome was reluctant to cooperate, she had found out that the therapy was indeed making her feel better. So she had followed it. After three months, she had been declared alright. Well, not 100 percent alright, but she wasn't depressed anymore. And then, she had decided that it was time to act...

A/N: Well, so far so good, what do you think ? Please send me reviews !